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Title: Van Doos: 'Put Victory First!' - Paul Triquet and Victory Loans
 
Type: Sound
Description: Major Paul Triquet, recipient of the Victoria Cross, is honoured during a Victory Loan Luncheon in 1944.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Van Doos: Biography of Paul Triquet, VC
 
Type: Sound
Description: A review of the illustrious military career of Victoria Cross recipient Paul Triquet and a brief background history of his regiment, the Royal 22nd Regiment (Van Doos).
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Troops Honour the Living and the Dead
 
Type: Sound
Description: Medal awards ceremony and requiem mass for fallen soldiers interrupts fighting in Italy during World War II for the Van Doos.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Lance Corporal Smiley Douglas Returns Home with Military Medal - Canad...
 
Type: Sound
Description: Interview with young soldier from Delburne, Alberta who has just received a gallantry award for his service in the Korean War.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: The Italian Campaign: Smokey's Victoria Cross
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Oct. 21, 1944: Pte. Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith crosses the swelling Savio River to secure the far bank. But the river rises and his small company is cut off. They are soon attacked by 30 German soldiers and three tanks. Switching between a Thompson submachine gun and PIAT anti-tank gun, Smokey repels the attackers, carries a wounded comrade to safety, and holds the position until reinforcements arrive. His actions, here told in his own words some years later, earn him the Victoria Cross.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: A Victoria Cross for Valour in Italy
 
Type: Sound
Description: At Casa Berardi, the Royal 22nd are pinned down and almost wiped out. Brave Captain Paul Triquet leads them through to victory against incredible odds.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Paul Triquet Wins Victoria Cross
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: In this 1972 interview Paul Triquet recounts his exploits at Casa Berardi, which won him the Victoria Cross in World War Two.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Veteran Remembers Canada's Forgotten War - Canada and the Korean War
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Veteran Jack Lachance discusses the Canadian government's treatment of its Korean veterans, who were finally decorated for their service in 1991.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Japanese Canadians: Fighting for Inclusion
 
Type: Sound
Description: Japanese-Canadian names are added to a Second World War memorial, thus helping to lesson the painful memories of internment, relocation, and prejudice against this minority during the war.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
Title: Veteran Recalls the Battle of Kap'yong - Canada and the Korean War
 
Type: Film and Video
Description: Korean war veteran Don Hibbs recalls the Princess Patricias' heroic stand at the Battle of Kap'yong.
Site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 
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